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Lake Dismal Weather Records (ASN00020011)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Dismal (ASN00020011), Australia, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Dismal

  • Lake Dismal (ASN00020011) is a weather station in Australia at -32.05 latitude and 140.92 longitude, 180 m (591 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1921 to 1982, 62 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Lake Dismal still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Lake Dismal set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 23 March 1982.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -32.05 latitude, 140.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 180 m (591 ft).
  • Period of record: 1921 to 1982, 62 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Lake Dismal, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lake Dismal. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lake Dismal. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lake Dismal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Lake Dismal by the year they were set 0 records at Lake Dismal still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Lake Dismal still stand.
Standing records at Lake Dismal by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Dismal The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Dismal. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 10 May 1968. 0255075100 Jan: 63.8 mm (2.5 in), 3 January 1941 Jan Feb: 51.8 mm (2.0 in), 25 February 1939 Feb Mar: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 27 March 1947 Mar Apr: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 1 April 1931 Apr May: 93.5 mm (3.7 in), 10 May 1968 May Jun: 27.4 mm (1.1 in), 20 June 1945 Jun Jul: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 15 July 1971 Jul Aug: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 28 August 1926 Aug Sep: 35.0 mm (1.4 in), 7 September 1978 Sep Oct: 47.5 mm (1.9 in), 26 October 1973 Oct Nov: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 29 November 1933 Nov Dec: 77.7 mm (3.1 in), 25 December 1962 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Dismal. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 10 May 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Dismal
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan63.8 mm (2.5 in)3 January 1941
Feb51.8 mm (2.0 in)25 February 1939
Mar50.8 mm (2.0 in)27 March 1947
Apr78.7 mm (3.1 in)1 April 1931
May93.5 mm (3.7 in)10 May 1968
Jun27.4 mm (1.1 in)20 June 1945
Jul38.6 mm (1.5 in)15 July 1971
Aug27.9 mm (1.1 in)28 August 1926
Sep35.0 mm (1.4 in)7 September 1978
Oct47.5 mm (1.9 in)26 October 1973
Nov80.0 mm (3.1 in)29 November 1933
Dec77.7 mm (3.1 in)25 December 1962

Latest Records

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Latest records at Lake Dismal
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 March 1982Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1982Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1982Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)20 years28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain1.4 mm (0.06 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1981Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain2.6 mm (0.10 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain46.6 mm (1.8 in)38.4 mm (1.5 in)6 years35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain2.2 mm (0.09 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1980Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1979Lake Dismal, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1982
Yearly extremes at Lake Dismal: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)93.5 mm (3.7 in)196830.2 mm (1.2 in)50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)108.5 mm (4.3 in)196238.1 mm (1.5 in)50
Longest dry spell (CDD)161 days194067 days50

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Dismal by year The wettest day of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.2 mm (1.2 in). 0255075100194019601980Record: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1968
The wettest day of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Dismal by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19210.0 mm (0.00 in)
19220.0 mm (0.00 in)
19230.0 mm (0.00 in)
19240.0 mm (0.00 in)
19250.0 mm (0.00 in)
192631.8 mm (1.3 in)
192734.0 mm (1.3 in)
192829.2 mm (1.1 in)
19290.0 mm (0.00 in)
19300.0 mm (0.00 in)
193178.7 mm (3.1 in)
193224.9 mm (1.0 in)
193380.0 mm (3.1 in)
19340.0 mm (0.00 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
193639.1 mm (1.5 in)
193743.2 mm (1.7 in)
193845.2 mm (1.8 in)
193951.8 mm (2.0 in)
19409.1 mm (0.36 in)
194163.8 mm (2.5 in)
194229.0 mm (1.1 in)
194315.0 mm (0.6 in)
194412.7 mm (0.5 in)
194527.4 mm (1.1 in)
194655.9 mm (2.2 in)
194750.8 mm (2.0 in)
194812.7 mm (0.5 in)
194929.2 mm (1.1 in)
196277.7 mm (3.1 in)
196333.0 mm (1.3 in)
196431.5 mm (1.2 in)
196516.5 mm (0.6 in)
196621.1 mm (0.8 in)
196720.3 mm (0.8 in)
196893.5 mm (3.7 in)
196925.7 mm (1.0 in)
197020.3 mm (0.8 in)
197138.6 mm (1.5 in)
197232.3 mm (1.3 in)
197353.3 mm (2.1 in)
197439.4 mm (1.6 in)
197563.0 mm (2.5 in)
197634.0 mm (1.3 in)
197731.2 mm (1.2 in)
197835.0 mm (1.4 in)
197927.0 mm (1.1 in)
198046.6 mm (1.8 in)
198121.0 mm (0.8 in)
198237.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Dismal by year The wettest five days of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in). 050100150194019601980Record: 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Dismal by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19210.0 mm (0.00 in)
19220.0 mm (0.00 in)
19230.0 mm (0.00 in)
19240.0 mm (0.00 in)
19250.0 mm (0.00 in)
192631.8 mm (1.3 in)
192734.0 mm (1.3 in)
192829.2 mm (1.1 in)
19290.0 mm (0.00 in)
19300.0 mm (0.00 in)
193178.7 mm (3.1 in)
193249.0 mm (1.9 in)
193385.6 mm (3.4 in)
19340.0 mm (0.00 in)
19350.0 mm (0.00 in)
193640.4 mm (1.6 in)
193755.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938108.0 mm (4.3 in)
193951.8 mm (2.0 in)
19409.1 mm (0.36 in)
194164.6 mm (2.5 in)
194248.0 mm (1.9 in)
194315.0 mm (0.6 in)
194414.4 mm (0.6 in)
194527.4 mm (1.1 in)
194662.8 mm (2.5 in)
194763.5 mm (2.5 in)
194812.7 mm (0.5 in)
194929.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962108.5 mm (4.3 in)
196338.3 mm (1.5 in)
196451.1 mm (2.0 in)
196523.1 mm (0.9 in)
196635.9 mm (1.4 in)
196735.6 mm (1.4 in)
196893.5 mm (3.7 in)
196934.8 mm (1.4 in)
197028.1 mm (1.1 in)
197138.6 mm (1.5 in)
197292.8 mm (3.7 in)
197353.3 mm (2.1 in)
197468.4 mm (2.7 in)
197583.0 mm (3.3 in)
197646.8 mm (1.8 in)
197743.2 mm (1.7 in)
197850.4 mm (2.0 in)
197937.8 mm (1.5 in)
198058.6 mm (2.3 in)
198125.4 mm (1.0 in)
198243.0 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Dismal by year The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 161 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days. 050100150200194019601980Record: 161 days in 1940
The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Dismal, 1921 to 1982. The record is 161 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Dismal by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192131 days
192231 days
192361 days
192431 days
192592 days
192676 days
192778 days
1928106 days
192931 days
193031 days
193175 days
193252 days
193353 days
193431 days
1935123 days
193678 days
193780 days
1938103 days
193955 days
1940161 days
194189 days
194274 days
194370 days
194466 days
194594 days
1946117 days
194767 days
1948155 days
194962 days
196265 days
196367 days
196459 days
1965126 days
196650 days
196786 days
196854 days
196956 days
1970106 days
197142 days
1972112 days
197335 days
197423 days
197547 days
197667 days
197766 days
197848 days
197935 days
198079 days
198190 days
198224 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1926 to 1980

A day with at least 34.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.6 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Dismal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years34.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years53.0 mm (2.1 in)
10 years66.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years84.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years98.0 mm (3.9 in)Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years112.6 mm (4.4 in)Longer than the 37 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 37 years of values from 1926 to 1980.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1968; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1933; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1931.

Download the Data

  • Data for Lake Dismal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Lake Dismal threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).